Events
Ongoing
Together with the POLIS Research Center: Art, City, Sustainability and the research institutes in Biomedicine (IBUB), Education (IRE), Nutrition and Food Health (INSA), Complex Systems (UBICS), Biodiversity (IRBio), and Applied Economics (IREA), as well as the TransJus Institute and the Barcelona Economics Analysis Team (BEAT), we are working on organizing a scientific event for the creation of sustainable social scenarios.
The activity aims to hold a day-long event that allows members of the Sustainability Hub, integrated into various research groups and institutes, as well as all PDI members with similar interests, to analyze the research they are developing in a more global and interdisciplinary way and to identify challenges they can contribute to in their research work. At the same time, the goal is for this event to become a collaborative workspace and interdisciplinary meeting place that fosters interaction among the various research structures and faculties affiliated with the Hub.
The event also includes a working session aimed at defining thematic axes that can build a research and communication strategy for a realistic and sustainable scenario.
The event is scheduled for May 2026. This activity is supported by the Vice-Rectorate for Research of the University of Barcelona through the 2025 grant for activities that foster synergies in research.
Featured
Activities
16-12-2025
Critical Minerals in Debate: Geological, Economic, Social, Environmental, and Geopolitical Perspectives
We analyze the dependence on and impacts of critical minerals on the energy transition beyond the geological perspective. Thanks to the participation of diverse experts, the discussion addresses everything from recycling innovation and regenerative mining to social conflicts in global supply chains.
Activities
20-11-2025
Bridging Disciplines in Research: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Health and Wellbeing
The symposium explores how universities can foster transdisciplinary research and adopt a holistic approach to health and well-being. It showcased outstanding SG Hub projects that integrate various fields such as psychology, biology, artificial intelligence, genomics, and scientific communication.
Activities
10-11-2025
COP30 Cycle
With COP30, a series of activities are being promoted to bring the climate summit closer to the entire university community. The activities include: the setup of a COP space to follow the summit, an opening session, a closing session, and an interview with YOUNGO representative Marguerita Delgado.
Activities
17-10-2025
Visit of Mazin Qumsiyeh "Global ecocide and what to do with it: case study from Palestine"
Faced with a compromised audience, Qumsiyeh diagnosed the situation in Palestine not as a religious conflict, but as a process of settlement and displacement colonialism that has resulted in a devastating ecocide, exemplified by the loss of 94% of the tree cover in Gaza and the systematic contamination of water resources.
Activities
26-03-2025
Offshore Wind in Catalonia: Needs and Impacts
On the occasion of World Climate Day, we are discussing offshore wind energy and the creation of PLEMCAT, the Catalan Platform for R&D&I in Marine Energies in the Roses Gulf. This year, we have guests from government, the business sector, research institutes, and prominent non-governmental organizations in this field.
Activities
14-03-2025
Visita de Davi Kopenawa
As part of the celebration of International Rivers Day on March 14, 2025, we honor indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa for his tireless fight for the rights of the Yanomami people and for the defense of the Amazon's ecosystem and biodiversity.
Activities
17-02-2025
Joint working session on contributions to sustainability training and capacity building
The session was used to define a 30-hour MOOC on climate literacy and two professional microcredential tracks aimed at SME management and the tourism sector. Content and methodologies were established to apply sustainability in the academic and professional spheres.
Activities
30-10-2024
Forests and climate change: understanding plant responses to help forest management
On the occasion of Belinda Medlyn's investiture as Doctor Honoris Causa, a recognized expert in vegetation responses to climate change, we address the future of forests. Researchers from CREAF and Agrotecnio, as well as representatives of public administration and civil society, are taking part.
Activities
03-04-2024
Crisi de la pagesia
Several UB researchers, political representatives, and prominent figures in the agricultural sector are meeting to offer reflections and possible solutions on the current state of the agricultural sector in Catalonia, in the context of the recent mobilizations that have taken place.
Activities
12-12-2023
Joint working session
On December 12, 2023, we brought our members together in the Aula Magna of the Historic Building at the University of Barcelona to reflect and establish lines of work on critical topics.
